Alaknanda

Alaknanda
The Alaknanda (above) unites with the Bhagirathi (below left in the picture) at Devprayag
Data
location	Uttarakhand ( India )
River system	Ganges
Drain over	Ganges  → Indian Ocean
Confluence of	Satopanth Glacier and Bhagirath Kharak 30 ° 46 ′ 51 ″  N , 79 ° 25 ′ 11 ″  E
Source height	approx.  3750  m
Union	with Bhagirathi at Devprayag on the Ganges Coordinates: 30 ° 8 ′ 42 ″  N , 78 ° 35 ′ 51 ″  E 30 ° 8 ′ 42 ″  N , 78 ° 35 ′ 51 ″  E
Mouth height	475  m
Height difference	approx. 3275 m
Bottom slope	approx. 17 ‰
length	190 km
Catchment area	10,882 km²
Drain	MQ	439 m³ / s
Left tributaries	Saraswati , Dhauliganga , Nandakini , Pindar
Right tributaries	Mandakini
Medium-sized cities	Srinagar
Small towns	Gauchar

The Alaknanda (or Alakananda ; Sanskrit: अळकनन्दा) forms the left source river of the Ganges .

It flows through the Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand in a predominantly southwestern direction. The other source river, the Bhagirathi , is the longer of the two.

River course

The Alaknanda arises at the confluence of the Satopanth Glacier and the Bhagirath Kharak Glacier in Uttarakhand. Shortly afterwards the Saraswati flows into the river from the left. It meets the Bhagirathi at Devprayag after 190 km . Main tributaries are Dhauliganga , Mandakini , Nandakini, and Pindar .

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